The ref clearly asked him if he wanted to keep going & Bell shook his head no.
He quit. He didn't have anything left after that 2nd knockdown.
He had been knocked down right before that & it was absolutely a knock down.that was one of the most horrific stoppages I've ever witnessed. That wasn't even a knock down, he was pushed down. And he was shaking his head in disbelief that the ref stopped it. He did not quit and should have been given a chance to finish the fight. That ref should never be allowed to work a title fight again
He was hurt. And that was not a knock down. A punch must be the reason you go down, not a push. And although he probably wouldn’t have survived the round, it was a brutally bad stoppage. Fighters have come back from WAY worse to win, and more so to at least see the last bell.He had been knocked down right before that & it was absolutely a knock down.
He got caught with a quick left to the head & tried to grab Abdullah to hold himself up to keep from falling.
He was very clear stunned & did not attempt to get back up.
It was not a bad stoppage at all.
Bell got knocked down back to back & didn't try to keep fighting.
He was 100% lost.
A punch was the reason he went down.He was hurt. And that was not a knock down. A punch must be the reason you go down, not a push. And although he probably wouldn’t have survived the round, it was a brutally bad stoppage. Fighters have come back from WAY worse to win, and more so to at least see the last bell.
A punch was the reason he went down.
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He only got pushed because he was holding onto to Abdullah trying to hold himself.
You must have missed the knocked down that happened before the stoppage
(Notice how he got up immediately & when the ref checked on him he nodded YES IM GOOD)
It was back to back knockdowns.
If it was such a horrible stoppage, then Bell would've just got up as soon as he went down. He didn't get up immediately because he got rocked & was dazed, hence why he was literally taking a knee.
The ref bends down & asks him if he's good, he shakes his head no.
If you get knocked down & the ref goes down to ask you if you can continue to fight, you say "YES IM GOOD" & then you get up.
Taking a knee after being knocked down TWICE & telling the ref "NO", is tantamount to quitting.
The promotion and pre-fight antics will be top tier entertainment tho. Well it shouldBoth mid but this should be an exciting fight